SUV flips on Austin Street in Worcester

WORCESTER — Witnesses say a woman appeared to have escaped serious injury when her sport utility vehicle struck a car and flipped several times Monday on Austin Street.

Mabel White said she was on a side porch on Austin Street when she saw the maroon BMW X5 hit a silver Nissan Versa at Austin and Oxford streets shortly before 6 p.m.

She said the SUV became airborne, flipped several times and came to rest on its roof in front of her apartment.

Ms. White and other witnesses said the woman was able to crawl out of a passenger-side window, which was smashed and crumpled. They said the woman appeared not to have suffered serious injuries. She was put on a stretcher and taken by ambulance to a local hospital.

The driver of the Nissan grabbed belongings out of the back of his car as he spoke to police. He did not appear to be hurt. Ms. White said it looked like the Nissan was heading up Oxford Street, which has a stop sign at Austin Street. The Nissan remained in the middle of the intersection as fluid leaked down the hill from the front of the car.

Austin Street was closed in the area of Oxford Street as firefighters, police and EMTs responded to the crash. A woman who said she was nearby said the woman from the SUV asked her to call her husband.